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Bank of Japan:Statement on Monetary Policy
March 15th, 2016
At the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided upon the following. (1) Quantity Dimension: The guideline for money market operations The Bank decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set ...
Israeli investment company Utrade’s controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor was arrested
March 7th, 2016
Utrade controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor arrested. Talmor is suspected of fraud, running a Ponzi scheme, money laundering and managing investment portfolios without a license. Israeli investment company Utrade’s controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor was arrested by the Israel Securities Authority ...
Banc de Binary Reaches $11 Million Settlement with U.S. Authorities
February 26th, 2016
Company alleged to have illegally signed up U.S. investors to binary options trading platform Banc de Binary Ltd., a financial trading company and a sponsor of Liverpool Football Club, has agreed to an $11 million settlement with U.S. authorities ...
Japan eyes treating bitcoins the same as real money
February 24th, 2016
Japanese financial regulators have proposed handling virtual currencies as methods of payment equivalent to conventional currencies, a step that would strengthen consumer protection and spur growth in the virtual economy. The Financial Services Agency’s legislative revisions would recognize bitcoins ...
Operators of Bitcoin Mining Operation Butterfly Labs Agree to Settle FTC Charges
February 19th, 2016
Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines designed to mine the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, and ...
New Digital Currency Zcash Promises Total Anonymity and Privacy
February 18th, 2016
The creators of a new digital currency say that mathematical algorithms will ensure that its users keep their transactions counterparties and amounts encrypted. While digital currencies such as Bitcoin are known for their pseudonymity, it is often possible to ...
Password cracking attacks on Bitcoin wallets net $103,000
February 16th, 2016
Hackers have siphoned about $103,000 out of Bitcoin accounts that were protected with an alternative security measure, according to research that tracked six years’ worth of transactions. Account-holders used easy-to-remember passwords to protect their accounts instead of the long cryptographic ...
FIS and PayPal Set Pace for Cardless Cash in the United States
February 12th, 2016
Key facts FIS and PayPal collaborate on technology that gives consumers access to their bank accounts with one touch from their smartphones at more than 2,000 ATMs today nationwide. FIS Cardless Cash makes getting cash more secure for consumers ...
Paysafe provides suite of payment services for Payfriendz P2P app
February 12th, 2016
Paysafe Group, the leading global payments provider, has been selected by Payfriendz to enable the launch of its innovative P2P social payments app and virtual MasterCard® solution. Paysafe provides Payfriendz with a suite of payment processing and card services. ...
Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2016
February 11th, 2016
The Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook and the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Sourcebook are published today. New research analyses 70,000 days of financial market history and 2,400 country-years of data across 21 countries Rate rises typically bad ...